Wondering if the recent new issuance of Apple bonds will end up in your fixed income ETF? Matt Tucker uses the record offering as an opportunity to revisit how the process works, from soup to nuts.
POV: How the Fed will End QE
It has taken the Fed nearly five years to build up the size of its balance sheet through its quantitative easing program, so ending the stimulus is not going to be simple. Russ explains why it’s likely to be a slow process involving three distinct steps.
4 Reasons to Still Hold High Yield
With high yield spreads historically tight and prices at all-time highs, some market watchers are wondering whether it’s time to jump off the high-yield bandwagon. Russ weighs in and explains why this asset class is still worth holding.
POV: Time to Abandon Bonds?
While Warren Buffett has said that bonds are a “terrible” investment at the moment, Russ Koesterich, our chief investment strategist, takes a different view than the Oracle of Omaha. In this short video, he explains why investors shouldn’t abandon their fixed income holdings.
Time to Skip the TIPS? 4 ETF Strategies for Every Inflation Outlook
A negative yield has been causing investors to shy away from treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS), but does that mean that worries about inflation are nonexistent? Matt Tucker offers ETF strategies to suit every outlook.
ETF Strategy for Rising Rates: Reduce Portfolio Duration
Concerned about rising interest rates? You’re not alone. Luckily, Matt Tucker has you covered with a commonly used ETF strategy that can help defend a bond portfolio against price losses when the inevitable rate rise finally occurs.
Ask Russ: Inflation Fighting Investments
Wondering how the various inflation fighting investments stack up? Russ answers reader and client questions about different inflation hedging strategies in his latest “Ask Russ” installment.
7 Essential Habits of Highly Confident Retirees (Video)
What did confident retirees do during their working careers to build their retirement savings? Chip breaks down their 7 Essential Habits in this brief, lively animated video. As always, the “secret” to a successful retirement is controlling what you can control: your savings habits.
ETF Strategy for Rising Rates: Sector Allocation
With interest rates at an all-time low, many investors are looking for ways to prepare for an eventual rate rise. Matt Tucker outlines a common strategy to help protect bond portfolios in a rising rate environment.
POV: Getting Defensive For A Springtime Swoon (Video)
As sequester-related furloughs kick in across a number of federal agencies, investors are being reminded that the US economy likely won’t escape unscathed from these government-imposed spending cuts. Russ K explains what this means and how investors can prepare a portfolio for a slowing economy and springtime swoon.
